K-State Family Center

Description:

The K-State Family Center serves the Manhattan and surrounding communities by providing
therapy services on a range of issues including trauma, grief and loss, depression
and anxiety, child focused family related issues, violence, etc. The faculty and students
provide home-based family therapy training for clinicians across the state through
contracts with SRS and KHS. Through our work with Smart Start we are providing home-based
family play therapy to families identified through the Junction City Parents as Teachers
office. These services provide civilian and military families with young children
the skills to manage the changes and traumas life brings. Additionally, the Family
Center engages the K-State community providing therapy services for students, faculty
and staff on a sliding fee scale. The Center provides therapy services on a self-referral
basis or in collaboration with K-State HR to assist in resolving workplace issues.
Faculty are engaged in research on best-practice models of therapy as well as providing
outreach for the surrounding communities. This all contributes to enhancing a positive
work place environment by assisting with individuals, couples and families in resolving
their personal issues that may negative impact their work and academic performance.

Institutional Impact Area(s):

K-State School of Family Studies and Human Services; K-State Marriage and Family Therapy
unit; College of Human Ecology at K-State; K-State HR Department; K-State University
Counseling Services; Powercat Financial Counseling

Audience:

K-State students and community members

Tags:

Children, Youth, and Family (non-school related); Public Understanding and Adult Training;
College of Human Ecology